Luke 14: 1; 7-11 (Saturday, November 3, 2007)

Jesus Christ invites us in the gospel of today to be people of humility. If we exult ourselves, we would be humbled, if we humble ourselves, we will be exalted. As we strive to live good Christian lives, some times if we are not careful we develop a “holier than thou” attitude in which we become not only spiritually proud, but we also become judgmental of other people. One of the easiest ways in which the devil causes righteous people to fall is through pride. I know some gifted people who abandoned the Church because they felt they should be made bishops or monsignors. What about people who are so much gifted by the Holy Spirit and because of lack of humility left the Church to found their own churches where they shall obtain all the titles of honors? Jesus invites us to be always cautious of pride because it can cause us a great deal of embarrassment and can even destroy our spiritual lives.

Prayer:
Lord Jesus Christ, you humbled yourself and even took on the nature of a slave, even though you were God. Please give to us the spirit of humility that we will live humble lives in service of you and your people.